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The article focuses on the undertakings of the Research Institute of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Germany. The Institute was established by Friedrich Ebert in 1958 and its research is focused on social science, economic and socio-history in relation to the advancement of democratic thought and political movement. It primarily identifies the effects of technological advancement in Europe and Germany, specifically on worker's movements. The Institute has also undertaken studies on adult education, cooperatives, trade unions, and bibliographical work on social, economic and political movement of Asia and Africa. Its major project is the completion of "Friedrich Ebert and His Time" that describes the social, economic and political movement during Ebert's time.

The article focuses on several researches undertaken by the Athens Social Sciences Center in Greece in 1963. The Institute was founded in 1961 through the collaboration of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Greek Ministries of Education and Coordination. Its objective is focused on contributing to national and regional development through the collection of basic information concerning Greek life and social institutions and the promotion of social sciences in the region. The several researches and studies conducted by the institution evolved around the mentioned objective such as a major survey on urbanization, investigation on social institutions on mountain villages and the function of a small town.